Stefano Cascio is born and baptized 31 March 1791 in Corleone, named after his paternal grandfather. He is the son of Leoluca Cascio and Emmanuela Todaro. His godparents are Gioachino and Rosa Badami, a married couple.[1]
In the 1807 stato delle anime, a Church census, Stefano, age 17 (b. 1790) and a brother are still living at home with their parents, beside the church on S. Elena in Corleone in 1807. Their neighbors include Stefano's married siblings Giuseppe, Lucia, and Biagia.
Based on his son, Mariano's birth record, Stefano is a farmer (agricola) by profession.
Marriage
Stefano marries Carmela Streva[2] on 7 January 1816. His parents are still living.
Stefano and Carmela have eleven known children: Leoluca (1816), Giuseppe (1818), Rosalia (1821), Marco (1823), Giovanni (1826), Emmanuela (1827), Francesco (1829), two sons named Salvatore (1833 and 1841), Lucia (1835), and Mariano (1838).
Leoluca is born and baptized 9 December 1816, named after his paternal grandfather, as is traditional. His godparents are Giuseppe and Maria Gennaro, a married couple.
Giuseppe is born and baptized 17 November 1818. His godparents are Giuseppe and Maria Cascio, a married couple.
Rosalia, or Rosa, as she is sometimes called, is born 1 August 1821 and baptized the next day. Her godparents are Luciano and Lucia Labruzzo, a married couple.
Marco is a borgese (middle class), born and baptized on 11 October 1823, and named after his maternal grandfather. His godparents are Giuseppe and Domenica Trumbatore.
Giovanni is born and baptized on 18 January 1826. His godparents are Calogero and Maria Marino, brother and sister. He dies at two days of age.
Emmanuela is born and baptized on 15 March 1827, named after her paternal grandmother. Her godparents are Marco and Gioachina Maggiore, a married couple.
Francesco is born and baptized 31 October 1829. His godparents are Luciano and Bernarda Birtone, a married couple.
The first son named Salvatore is born and baptized on 15 March 1833. His godparents are Vito and Orsola Saltaformaggio, a married couple.
Lucia is born 2 December 1835 and baptized the next day, named after her paternal aunt. Her godparents are Giuseppe and Marianna Panepinto, a married couple.
Mariano is born in via S. Elena, Corleone, on 4 August 1838. Stefano is 48 (b. 1790), a farmer (agricola), and his wife, Carmela, is 40 (b. 1798). Mariano is baptized the same day. His godparents are Nicolo' and Maria Ciravolo, a married couple.
Salvatore dies on 10 August 1840 at seven years of age.
The second son named Salvatore is born and baptized on 7 March 1841. His godparents are Martino and Bernarda Catalinotto, a married couple.
Mariano's godfather in 1838, and Rosa's new husband, are both members of a notorious gang led by Giuseppe "Rapanzino" Castro. A bounty was set for the capture or killing of Rapanzino ("abductor") in 1834, when he is living at home with his parents, according to a Church census. The Jannazzo brothers, Biagio and Paolo, are included in the fuorbando in 1836.
Leoluca marries Maria di Palermo on 6 September 1846.
Emmanuela marries Vincenzo Maida on 21 January 1849. Stefano and Carmela are both living.
Marco marries Biagia Streva, a widow, on 28 April 1851.
Death of Stefano
Stefano dies, reportedly at age 73 (he is 62) on 18 April 1853. He is survived by his wife, who is called Carmela Marino in this record.
Lucia marries Luciano Gennaro less than two months later, on 5 June 1853.
Francesco marries Calogera Marino, daughter of Salvatore and Lucia Ligotino, on 7 September 1856.
Marco's wife dies soon after the birth of their only child. He remarries less than three months later, on 8 February 1857, to Tommasina Cusimano.
Giuseppe marries Antonina Zabbia on 17 October 1858.
Mariano marries Francesca Paola Piazza in 1871.
Salvatore marries Calogera di Palermo on 2 September 1873.
Rosalia dies at age 52 on 10 May 1874.
Carmela dies at age 81 (b. 1796) on 22 June 1877.
Giuseppe dies at age 80 on 29 August 1899.
Stephano was born about 1791. He passed away after 1884.
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Sources
↑ Baptism of Stephanus Cascio, 31 March 1791, "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11631-192562-64?cc=2046915 : accessed 28 December 2015), Corleone > San Martino > Battesimi 1779-1791 > image 625 of 644; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
↑ "Italia, Palermo, Diocesi di Monreale, Registri Parrocchiali, 1531-1998," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-159314-82555-79?cc=2046915 : accessed 11 February 2016), Corleone > San Martino > Documenti matrimoniali 1880-1890 > image 131 of 517; Archivio di Arcidiocesi di Palermo (Palermo ArchDiocese Archives, Palermo).
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